Chapter 42: Not Again!
Santana's POV
Friday 18th February 2022
I woke up really early this morning and I couldn't get back to sleep so I decided to just get out of bed. I checked on both of the kids but they were both still asleep so I made my way downstairs to make myself some coffee. There's a pile of laundry that needs doing down here but I really can't face it right now. I'm just leaning against the kitchen worktop waiting on the coffee machine firing up when I hear movement on the stairs.
"Morning" I smile at Brittany as she walks into the kitchen. "Do you want some coffee?" I ask.
"No thank you" she smiles back before wrapping her arms around my waist. "Where are Aiden and Ella?" she asks.
"Surprisingly still asleep" I reply.
"So what are your plans for today?" she asks curiously while leaning against me so we're as close as we can be.
"Actually I was thinking of going into work for a few hours. My parents phoned last night when you were in bed so they offered to take the kids today so I thought I would make the most of my time off" I tell her.
"We are doing ok money wise so you don't need to go back to work yet if you don't want to" Brittany assures me.
"I know" I smile. "I just thought I would go into the office and see how things are going. Plus I want to make sure Artie has been doing ok since I took some leave" I tell her. I also wouldn't mind going into work to get some normality back in my life. Don't get me wrong I love being at home with the kids but it does get a bit isolating so I'm looking forward to some interactions with others.
"That's cool" she nods before leaning down to kiss me.
"What was that for?" I ask with a smile.
"Do I need a reason to kiss you in the morning?" she smiles back.
"Of course not" I shake my head.
"You're looking very sexy this morning" she smirks.
"Is that so?" I ask while putting my arms around her neck before leaning up to kiss her this time.
"We should try and do something this weekend together because Emma said she wanted to take Aiden and Ella to a show. She got free tickets through work so she and Artie are going to have them for the day tomorrow" Brittany replies.
"Sounds good because I could really do with some adult interaction for a change" I say.
"Does it get a bit lonely sometimes when the kids are napping and you're just waiting for me to get home?" she asks.
"Sometimes" I admit. "It's nice to have some adult interaction every once in a while but I don't get that a lot when it's just me and the kids."
"Maybe we could think about getting the kids to day care then and you can get back to work" Brittany suggests. "It doesn't need to be fulltime, you can just work a few days a week if you want."
"I feel bad though when one of us isn't here with the kids" I admit.
"Babe it's not like we'll never see them" she says trying to reassure me. "I mean we went back to work after Aiden and he's doing great so I'm sure Ella will be fine too" she adds.
"I suppose" I say thinking about the idea. I mean it might make me feel a little better getting to leave the house and do some work a few days because it is really quite lonely being stuck in here all the time.
"They could always go to the childcare at the hospital and I can drop them off and pick them up each day. It means I never need to be too far away from them and I can spend my breaks with them" Brittany states.
"Is that allowed?" I ask. I just assumed the facility was for doctors and nurses, I didn't know if it stretched to any of the other staff in the hospital.
"I could look into it" Brittany smiles. "Plus I'd rather pay for something like that where the kids are close to me rather than pay someone else."
"We could do that I guess" I nod. It might not actually be too bad an idea.
"We can think about it more later but right now I probably should get ready for work" she points out.
"Ok babe" I smile.
"I was thinking though that maybe you and I could try to meet for lunch today" Brittany suggests. "I think I'll get my break about quarter to one" she adds.
"I'd like that" I smile. "Shall I meet you in the parking lot and we can either walk somewhere or I'll drive?"
"Yeah" Brittany smiles back. "Anyway I really should get ready now" she says before leaving the room.
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Saturday 19th February 2022
Britt and I are heading out to lunch soon since Emma has the kids. I'm really looking forward to getting some time with her on my own because it's been a while. I mean we've had the odd few nights recently where we've had dinner and spent some time together but we've never really been able to go out. We did have lunch together yesterday but we had to make it quick since we were both working so I'm hoping for a relaxing day today and maybe we can do something else after lunch.
"Babe can we quickly swing by my brother and Quinn's place because I need to drop something off for Quinn?" I ask as we leave the house and make our way out to Brittany's car.
"Of course" she smiles.
"Thanks" I smile back. As soon as we arrive at Jason and Quinn's house, we exit the car and head over to the door where I ring the doorbell.
"Hey guys, what's up?" my brother Jason asks as he opens the door.
"We're looking for your fiancée" Brittany smiles as we walk inside. "Congrats on the engagement by the way" she adds.
"Thanks" Jason smiles back.
"So is my best friend here then?" I ask. The house seems really quiet so I'm just wondering if I've maybe missed Quinn and she's just gone out.
"She's right here honey" Brittany winks.
"Sorry what I meant to say is my old best friend here?" I say smiling at Brittany.
"She was in the shower but let me go and check where she's at now" Jason says before going to find Quinn. A few minutes later they both walk into the room.
"Hey guys" Quinn smiles.
"Hey" I smile back. "We won't stay long because we have grown up plans today but…"
"Barf" Jason mutters interrupting me and making a disgusted face.
"She doesn't mean like that" Brittany shakes her head at my brother. "We're getting some time away from the kids since Emma and Artie have them all day. Although I wouldn't rule out some sexy times either" she adds while turning around to smirk at me.
"Double barf" Jason says disgustedly causing me to glare at him.
"Ignore him" Quinn says rolling her eyes at Jason. "So what are you doing here?" she asks.
"I just wanted to drop off the wedding magazines that you wanted to look at" I reply. Since Brittany and I are married now then we didn't see the point in keeping the magazines anymore when Quinn could use them now that she's engaged.
"Oh right, thank you" Quinn smiles.
"Speaking of getting married, is there a ring we can see?" Brittany asks excitedly.
"Yes there most certainly is" Quinn says happily while holding out her hand to us.
"It's very small" I point out as I look at the tiny stone on the ring.
"Santana!" Brittany shakes her head at me.
"I'm sorry" I apologise. "What I'm trying to say is that my brother clearly has different taste from me. I mean if you compare the ring I got Brittany to that then it's vastly different. Not to mention, the rock Brittany got me is very my style but again very different to yours."
"Honey, I would just stop talking" Brittany laughs.
"I'm just saying not everyone has expensive taste" I shrug.
"Yeah, we hear you" Quinn states offended.
"If it's any consolation I think it's lovely" Brittany tells Quinn.
"Thank you Brittany" Quinn says turning and smiling at Brittany.
"No I mean don't get me wrong. It's an ok ring, I'm just saying it's not really for me" I shrug.
"Well I guess Quinn and I just don't have much experience in this kind of thing since this is going to be our first wedding whereas you've been married twice now, is that right?" Jason smirks at me.
"What does that matter" I mumble.
"We don't have much practice in wedding related stuff whereas you must" Jason shrugs.
"Ok one of you two are going to get hurt so let's stop now before it gets worse" Brittany states.
"I agree" Quinn nods.
"We should probably be making a move anyway Britt if we want to get to the restaurant on time" I say looking at Brittany.
"Yeah we better get going" Brittany agrees.
"We'll catch up soon Quinn" I say to my best friend. "Have a nice day guys" I smile.
"You too" Quinn smiles back as she and Jason walk us to the door.
"If you ever need me Quinn for support since you're marrying a Lopez now then just call me. I know how hard it can be sometimes, so don't be afraid to reach out. I've got tons of experience" Brittany smirks.
"It can't be that hard Britt since you're still with me" I point out gleefully.
"What can I say, I'm a sucker for punishment" she smirks again.
"Whatever" I say while playfully hitting her on the butt causing my brother to make another disgusted face.
"You two better go before Jason has a heart attack" Quinn says laughing.
"Yeah there's certain things a little brother doesn't need to see his big sister do" Jason states.
"I hit my wife on the ass, it wasn't that bad" I roll my eyes at him. Although he does have a bit of a point because at first I didn't like seeing my best friend and brother get close. It was just too weird for me at the time.
"Come on, let's go" Brittany says pulling me by the hand. We all then say our goodbyes and Brittany and I finally leave and get back into her car. After having a nice lunch together, we decide to do some shopping.
"Now that's a nice dress" I say as Brittany picks up a dress to look at.
"You should try it on" she says turning around to look at me.
"No it's not really my style, I meant it would be really good on you" I smile.
"It looks a little short, don't you think?" she asks.
"Your legs are sexy though" I shrug. "Try it but if you don't like it then you don't need to buy it" I say.
"Ok" she smiles. After picking up a few more items, we make our way to the fitting rooms to try our things on.
"Do you want to share?" I ask. It's reasonably empty so there are a few cubicles free but what's the point of trying on our things separately.
"You would love that wouldn't you?" Brittany smirks at me.
"If it involves you getting undressed then yes I am going to love it" I smile.
"Come on" she smiles back while pulling me into one of the cubicles. She then starts changing into the first item of clothing she has.
"Excuse me, why have I never seen those panties before?" I ask. "I'm sure I would remember a sexy pair like that when I'm undressing you at night."
"They're new" Brittany shrugs.
"I need to see new panties when you buy them. They're no use to me hidden in the bottom of your underwear drawer at home when you can model them very easily for me at night" I smile.
"I'm modelling them for you now aren't I?" she smirks while stepping closer to me.
"Very true" I nod while wrapping my arms around her and kissing her.
"Come on, I want to see the sexy pieces you're trying on" Brittany says while fixing the dress she has on.
"Yes, Ms Lopez" I say saluting her.
"How can you be so adorable yet so sexy at the same time?" she says smiling at me.
"I'm just a very talented individual" I shrug.
"Adorable, sexy and now smug" Brittany laughs.
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Friday 25th February 2022
Dylan and I are just sitting in the dining room going through a few legal things together. Aiden and Ella are both in the other room napping so we're making the most of the quiet time to go over a few things we need to go over. I'm just showing Dylan a particular document when Brittany walks into the room.
"Hey guys" she smiles at us.
"Hi baby" I say while kissing her when she leans down to me. "How was work?" I ask.
"It was good, not too hectic for a change" she smiles.
"That's good" I smile back.
"So what are you two doing?" Brittany asks curiously.
"We're going over some paperwork for Dylan's emancipation" I reply.
"So you're really doing it?" Brittany asks sadly.
"Yeah I need to" Dylan nods. "It's the best option all round I would say. I mean I'm not happy living with my parents and they don't seem happy with me there either" he adds.
"I get how your dad is a bit weird because I saw a side to him during the dinner but I don't understand the deal with your mom" I say honestly.
"I just don't understand how she can just get on with life without worrying about you Dylan. What kind of sick mother would do that" Brittany says shaking her head. "I know if something happened between Aiden or Ella and me then I would at least want to know they were ok. I mean I know not all teenagers get on with their parents but this is just on another level."
"Yeah I know what you mean" I nod in agreement.
"Actually, my mom and I have been talking" Dylan admits nervously.
"You have?" I ask surprised. This is the first I've heard of it so it's took me by surprise.
"Yeah" he nods. "I haven't spoken to my dad though" he adds.
"Why didn't you say you have been speaking to your mom?" Brittany asks curiously.
"Because I was afraid you'd make me go back there to stay and I didn't want that because my dad is still an asshole. Living here with you both is the first time I've finally felt at home and comfortable where I'm staying" he says honestly.
"We would never throw you out like that" I assure Dylan.
"Yeah we love having you here so you really don't need to live on your own either" Brittany says.
"The thing is though that my mom will never leave my dad and I can't go back there when he's there so that's why I need to move into my own place. Plus I can't put you guys out anymore either because this is your home with your kids. I'm not your responsibly but I am really grateful for everything you've done for me" Dylan replies.
"I think I maybe should speak to your mom though from a lawyer's perspective because you're still 16 so it would be easier for you to be emancipated if we got her permission because generally you need to be 18" I point out.
"Do you really need to talk to her, can't I just talk to her and let you know what she says" Dylan says nervously.
"Is there a reason you don't want me to talk to her?" I ask confused. To me it sounds like he doesn't want me to speak to her.
"N-no, of course not" Dylan shakes his head. I'm getting the feeling something else is going on here but I don't know what.
"Ok well I'll talk to her tomorrow" I say. "She doesn't usually work on Saturdays does she?" I ask.
"No" Dylan replies.
"That's settled then" I smile.
"I suppose I should leave you both to it" Brittany says leaning down to kiss me again. "Shall I make a start on dinner or are you not hungry yet?" she asks.
"No dinner sounds good" I smile. As soon as Dylan and I got to a suitable point in the paperwork, we decided to leave the rest for another day. Dylan went upstairs to hang out and I went to help Brittany with dinner. After we all had dinner together, Dylan went to a friend's house and Brittany and I spent some time with the kids before bathing them and putting them to bed.
"The kids are in bed so I think you and I should have some adult time now" Brittany smirks at me as she straddles my lap.
"I like the sound of that" I smile while wrapping my arms around Brittany.
"I must warn you though, I am not wearing any underwear anymore so you should probably get caught up quick" she says before getting off my lap and taking off upstairs. I don't waste any time in following her to our room.
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Saturday 26th February 2022
I'm currently in the shower getting ready for the day. Even though it's Saturday which means Britt, the kids and me all get to have family time together, I'm not actually looking forward to the day ahead. I'm going to try and talk to Christina about things today and find out what's been going on with her. I also need to speak to her about Dylan being emancipated but if she doesn't allow it then I don't think we have much chance of him being free from his parents. I just can't understand how anyone could be so cruel to their child so I'm expecting it all to possibly kick off between us.
I'm brought out of my thoughts when I hear movement behind me. "Britt?" I question confused, as arms wrap around my waist from behind.
"Of course it's me" she laughs. "Who else would jump in the shower with you?" she asks rhetorically but I answer anyway.
"My secret lover maybe" I say turning around to face her.
"Show me this secret lover so I can kick the shit out of her" she replies.
"Would you actually do that if I did have someone else?" I ask curiously. Of course I'll never have anyone else but I'm just curious.
"No I would probably kick the shit out of you first" she shrugs. "You?" she asks as she pulls me close and wraps her arms around me.
"I would be super pissed obviously but I don't think I could ever lay a hand on you no matter how much the situation was fucked up" I admit. I love Brittany too much that even her doing the worst possible thing to me couldn't make me physically hurt her.
"This joke is taking a really dark turn so I think we should start from the beginning again" Brittany says while letting go of me and opening the shower door. "Turn back around babe" she smiles while stepping out of the shower.
"Are you really going to step back out and step back in?" I ask laughing.
"Yeah" she nods.
"Ok" I laugh while doing as I'm told by turning back around. As soon as I do that, Brittany quietly climbs back into the shower and wraps her arms around me from behind.
"Britt?" I say like I did before causing her to laugh.
"Of course it's me" she replies, still laughing.
"What are you doing in here?" I ask while turning around to face her.
"I thought you might need some help to get washed" she shrugs. "Plus I know how much you're dreading speaking to Christina today so I thought this might cheer you up" she smiles while pulling me closer.
"I just don't understand the whole thing. How can you not care about your son like that" I sigh.
"I have no idea so I'm guessing there must be some big story to it all or something. I mean this doesn't just blow up like it has without some big reason" Brittany says.
"Exactly" I nod in agreement.
"Do you want me to see if my brother can watch the kids and I'll come with you?" Brittany offers.
"No I better go myself because I think Dylan's dad is working so I don't want her thinking we're teaming up on her or anything. Thank you though" I smile.
"I'm just going to be hanging out here so call me if you need me at any point" she replies.
"I will" I say before leaning up to kiss her.
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"Santana?" Christina says shocked as she opens the door to see me. "What are you doing here?" she asks confused.
"Can I come in so we can talk?" I ask hopefully.
"Um…"
"Please, I think it's important that you and I talk" I say seriously.
"Fine" she sighs while opening the door wider so I can step inside. We then walk through to the kitchen and take a seat. "I'm guessing you're not here to discuss the interior designing of the house" she says while leaning back in her chair and folding her arms.
"I think you know exactly why I'm here" I state. I'm not in the mood for any nonsense today, I just want to get through what I need to get through and finally get Dylan out of their lives.
"Talk then" she says after a minute of silence.
"Ok so I'm helping Dylan at the moment because he wants to get emancipated from the two of you so having your permission would be a big step in allowing him that" I reply.
"Clearly I don't want that but if it's what he wants then I can't exactly stop him" Christina sighs.
"I don't think it is clear actually" I say frowning at her. I don't know why she's saying that because I've never got the impression lately that she cared about her son.
"Despite what you might think, I still love my son dearly" she tells me.
"I find that extremely hard to believe because I love my son dearly and I would never treat him the way you and Russell treat Dylan" I say.
"I do love him but I also love my husband so I'm stuck in the middle. I never wanted my son to leave but he chose to so what else could I do without ruining my marriage anymore?" she states.
"If Brittany carried on the way Russell does then I'm afraid I'd be allowing the marriage to end" I say honestly. I love Brittany obviously but if my wife mistreated our son then I think I would be siding with my son.
"Russell is not a bad person, he's just not had an easy life" Christina admits. "He's had to deal with a lot in his life so sometimes he doesn't handle things in the best way but he does love his son too."
"I don't care what he's had to overcome, you don't treat your own child like that. I'm a parent now so I know how it feels and I know I always want my children to be happy. If Aiden and Ella turn out to be kickass lawyers ten times better than me then I'll be over the moon. I want them to succeed in their life, I would never be jealous of them" I say honestly.
"Jealous of them, what are you talking about?" Christina asks confused.
"Well Russell doesn't want Dylan to pursue basketball because he's worried that Dylan will be better than he ever was" I state.
"That's not true, what gave you that impression?" Christina states annoyed.
"Dylan told me plus I think it is rather obvious when you think about it" I reply.
"Santana that is not the case at all" Christina shakes her head. "Russell doesn't want Dylan to do sports because he doesn't want what happened to him to happen to his son. Basketball and soccer are good in the beginning but the minute an injury hits it's all over and Russell doesn't want that for Dylan. He wants him to get a good career that can set him up for life not only last a few years."
"Just because Russell got a career ending injury does not mean it'll happen to Dylan. Shouldn't we as parents be encouraging our children to do what they're passionate about?" I say.
"You're acting as if Russell is a monster or something" she replies.
"He doesn't seem like a very good dad to be honest" I point out. "I mean neither of the two of you have come to see him nor try to take him home because you love him and want to care for him."
"Firstly I have kept in contact with Dylan and secondly, the reason we haven't tried is because we know he doesn't want us. Dylan has always preferred you Santana so there's no point in us trying to fight it" Christina states.
"After you all moved away I barely saw him so I find that very hard to believe" I state.
"We were never good enough for Dylan and he tells us that all the time. I worked half the time I wasn't at college so I could provide for my family but to Dylan he thinks I just didn't care about him. You don't understand how hard it was for me back in college because you've never had to basically be a single parent. I mean Russell was there but he often had games and was travelling all over the place so I was left to earn the cash and try to make a career for myself" she says, starting to get emotional.
"Are you sure you're not being a little oversensitive at the moment because Dylan doesn't seem like the person to throw things like that in your face?" I ask. I totally get what she's saying but I still don't feel it completely explains the situation.
"I love my children more than I've ever loved anyone so when your son tells you you're the worst parent ever and how he hates you then it does something to a person. Dylan doesn't want me to be in his life so after he moved out and wouldn't answer any of my calls, I just kind of stopped trying I guess" she admits.
"It just doesn't seem like Dylan" I say honestly. I just can't picture him being rude to his parents or saying he hates them.
"Look I know that Russell can rub people up the wrong way because he has a different approach to things including parenting but that doesn't mean we don't love Dylan" Christina replies. "Dylan was heartbroken when we had to leave so I don't think that helped matters either because he blames his dad for all the upheaval in our lives. I mean in the beginning we moved a lot due to Russell's basketball career so it was hard for Dylan to make friends and things like that when we wouldn't be in the same place long."
"I can appreciate what you're saying but I'm just struggling to see the effort you two made. Even if I felt my son hated me, I couldn't not try and do something to make it right" I say.
"Well I'm sorry I'm not a perfect parent like yourself" Christina says frustrated.
"I'm far from perfect I can assure you but most parents would actually give a bit more of a shit than you do about Dylan" I tell her.
"I can't force Dylan to like me when he doesn't want to especially after what he found out recently" she states.
"What do you mean?" I ask confused. What exactly has he found out about recently that would make him dislike his mom even more?
"Dylan hasn't told you has he?" Christina asks.
"Told me what?" I ask confused.
"The real reason as to why we all left those years back" she replies.
"Yeah it was because Russell got a better offer at another college" I shrug.
"No that's not the real reason" Christina shakes her head. "I mean yes that's the reason Russell went but Dylan and I didn't necessarily need to go. I could have stayed and finished my degree here but I didn't" she says.
"Oh" I say surprised.
"Dylan has hated me more ever since I told him that because he thinks it would have been better if we did stay. He feels he was forced into it because he knows now it wasn't completely necessary for us to all leave" she replies.
"So why did you all leave in the end if it wasn't compulsory?" I ask curiously.
"Because of you" Christina sighs. "I left and moved away because of you Santana. You are the reason I had to leave."
"Me?" I question. What the hell have I got to do with any of this? I mean you'd think if anything she would stay because of me and our friends and her family, not move away.
"I was in love with you Santana, how couldn't you see that" she states.
"Whoa, ok. Let's back this fucker up" I say shocked. This really is not the time for these silly sick jokes. "Just tell me the real reason please because there's no way you were in love with me" I shake my head.
"That is the reason" Christina sighs.
"It can't be though because you and I were only ever friends" I assure her.
"I know that but it didn't stop me from developing feelings for you. I knew there was no way you would ever feel the same about me so I had to move away because it hurt too much to be around you" she tells me.
"This is just too weird" I shake my head. "I'm guessing Russell doesn't know about any of this because I don't know how he could still be with you knowing you loved someone else."
"He does know actually which is probably why he acts the way he does sometimes because I guess he has never really forgave me. He also isn't completely fond of you so I think Dylan moving in with you rubbed him up the wrong way" Christina replies. "I ruined our family so I'm not surprised that Dylan and Russell come across the way they do because Dylan hates me for ruining our happy family and Russell just hates me anyway for falling for someone else and he takes his anger out on the people closest."
"Why are you and Russell still together then?" I ask. If Brittany fell for someone else then as much as it pained me, I would need to split up with her.
"Because we need each other and plus we have Charlie now" she replies.
"This isn't really my business but I don't think you should be together if you don't want to be. It's clearly a toxic relationship that has caused one child enough heartache so I would hate to see Charlie go though the same when he gets older" I say honestly.
"I have no one else Santana" Christina sighs.
"This is the reason why Dylan didn't want me to come here today because he found out about how you felt about me" I say.
"Exactly" she replies.
"I assume you're over me now because it has been a long time since we were last friends" I say.
"To be honest with you, being back here and seeing you again has caused a few feelings to resurface" she admits.
"I need to go now" I say standing up abruptly. "Look if you really do love Dylan as much as you say you do then please let him know that you're ok with him being emancipated because that boy deserves some good in his life."
"You can't just leave like that. I feel like I need to explain a bit more" she states.
"Not today" I shake my head. "I need to go now" I say before leaving and getting into my car.
This cannot be happening to me again. How am I supposed to explain to my wife about someone else from my past turning up saying they were in love with me. We went through a lot with Jennifer and I am so glad Brittany understood but how the hell can I tell her all about this. I mean Jennifer wasn't in love with me but she did make things difficult for Britt and me. We've been really happy recently and now I need to explain all of this. My life feels like a soap opera sometimes, I mean when does this kind of thing happen in real life? I just want a normal life with my perfect family.
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As soon as I walk into the house, Brittany and Dylan are bombarding me with questions about my chat with Christina. I don't really know what the best way is to handle things so I think I'm just going to explain things as I go along. I tried coming up with something on the car ride home so that I could tell Brittany properly and she didn't overreact right away but I just couldn't think of how to say it so I'm just going to talk and see what happens.
"How did it go?" Brittany asks curiously.
"What did my mom say?" Dylan asks nervously. I know now why he was so weird about me meeting with his mom.
"I think you better sit down Dylan" I say motioning over to the table where Brittany is still sitting at.
"She's against the emancipation isn't she?" he asks worriedly.
"Not exactly, no" I say while taking a seat across from them. I then go into detail about what Christina and I talked about in the beginning about Dylan and Russell.
"So it's all good to go ahead with the emancipation then?" Brittany asks and I nod.
"There is more to the story though that I need to talk to you about Britt" I say before looking at Dylan. He knows exactly what I'm talking about so he stands up from the table.
"I'll leave you both to it" Dylan says before leaving.
"So what's up?" Brittany asks with a smile.
"There's no easy way to tell you this so I'm basically just going to come right out and say it" I say with a sigh and Brittany nods. "Apparently Christina didn't need to leave years ago but she did and it was because of me" I say starting to explain things.
"What have you got to do with anything?" she says looking at me confused.
"Christina was allegedly in love with me back in college and had to leave because she couldn't be around me anymore" I admit.
"Wow, ok" Brittany says taking a deep breath and letting the information sink in. "I didn't expect you to say that but I guess I can't really get mad because it was way before we met" she shrugs. I then go on to explain the rest of the conversation that Christina and I had.
"It is ok to get pissed babe" I say surprised at how calm she is being about the news.
"It's all in the past though and it's not like she still loves you now so it's not ok but I can handle it" Brittany says while smiling slightly and leaning over to gently squeeze my hand to reassure me.
"Actually…" I say before taking a small pause to think about how to say the next bit. "She did tell me that seeing me again recently has allowed some feelings to resurface" I say nervously.
"Oh for fuck's sake" Brittany states annoyed while leaning back in her chair and shaking her head. "What did you say to her after that?" she asks.
"I basically just walked out. I mean how could I reply to something like that?" I say.
"Perhaps by saying 'I have a wife who I love' and then giving her an earful of how it isn't acceptable" Brittany states.
"Brittany…I can't tell her how she has to feel. If she feels like that then she does but I don't want to be caught up in it all. I just wanted to get the hell out of there" I reply.
"So you didn't remind her that you love me?" she questions.
"It goes without saying babe. She knows I didn't and still don't want her so I wasn't about to stay and talk any longer. I just wanted to leave because I didn't want another person from my past fucking things up for you and me" I say honestly.
"Fine, whatever" Brittany sighs.
"Honey, Christina left because she knew there was no chance I felt the same so she isn't going to come after me or anything like that. She knows I'm happily married to you so as much as this is a shitty situation, she's not going to ruin us" I assure Brittany.
"That's not the point Santana because I know you don't want her; the point is how I don't like other people thinking things like that about you" Brittany states.
"Ok" I nod in understanding.
"I don't understand why everyone wants my wife?" Brittany sighs annoyed. "She's mine and she's got someone who loves her already so why do people think it's ok to have an attraction to someone they can't have. What's mine is mine, I don't share so it's unacceptable when someone thinks they can have that."
"I don't like people thinking like that about me either" I say while moving to another chair closer to Brittany. "It's not a nice feeling for me as much as it isn't for you either" I tell her.
"You're going to have to stop wearing makeup and start putting on weight or something because I don't know how much more I can handle. Is there likely anyone else from your past that wants you?" she replies.
"Believe it or not but I didn't have many relationships before you and Jennifer was the most serious one so I have no idea what's happening. I must be sending out some weird signals or something because I did not go about making people fall for me" I sigh.
"This must be what I get for marrying the sexiest person on the planet" Brittany shakes her head. "You are so lucky you married someone ugly because it's extremely unlikely this would happen the other way around" she sighs.
"Ok, just stop" I say while taking her hands in mine. "You are not ugly Brittany, not at all. This isn't a reflection on you; it's about how awful some of my friends are compared to yours" I tell her. I'm just glad that mostly everyone from Brittany's past are respectable enough people because I don't think I could handle an ex turning up. I admire Brittany so much for handling all of this stuff as well as she has because I thought it would have been worse.
"I'm not happy about this Santana but I don't know what to do now" she shrugs.
"I don't like it either but if there is any positive takeaway from this situation then it's that I can genuinely see that Christina knows she can't have me. I'm certain that she isn't going to try and come between us because she knows she has no chance" I say trying to reassure Brittany.
"So where do we go from here?" Brittany asks looking at me.
"I'm going to continue to help Dylan with the emancipation and then when he's free from them then we can all get on with our lives. I don't know any more what really went down between all of them but I'm not going to let it concern me too much. As long as Dylan is ok and gets what he wants then I don't care about Christina and Russell" I reply. There might be a slight bit of truth to Christina's side of the story about Dylan but I'll never really know so if I can help him get emancipated then he can move on and Christina and Russell can deal with their own crap leaving me out of things.
"He's a vulnerable 16 year old so as long as things work out for him then that's the main thing" Brittany says in agreement.
"Exactly. Russell and Christina can ruin their own lives but they won't ruin mine" I state. "Come here" I say pulling Brittany closer to me and hugging her.
"I hope you know I'm mad at the situation and not you" Brittany says quietly.
"I know baby, don't worry" I smile before kissing the top of her head.
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Sunday 27th February 2022
I took Aiden and Ella with me to visit my sister today so that Brittany could have some time to herself to relax. She's been busy at work all week and the whole thing with Christina yesterday didn't help much so I thought she might like the house to herself for a while. Dylan is spending the day with his friends at the basketball court so he isn't at home either. However when I got home about 20 minutes ago Brittany wasn't there so I put the kids down for a nap and then texted her to see where she is. I still haven't got a reply yet but I'm assuming she won't be too much longer because she would let me know if she was to be out a while.
"#baby why don't you just meet me in the middle. I'm losing my mind just a little so why don't you just meet me in the middle, the middle…#" I'm rudely cut off singing along to the radio by the noise of the front door slamming shut. I turn around and see Brittany standing by the kitchen door with the most vicious look on her face that I've ever seen. "You look sexy when you're mad" I say while dancing over to her.
"Not now" she shakes her head at me, still looking unimpressed.
"What's wrong baby, are you ok?" I ask concerned.
"No not really" she shrugs her shoulders still looking mad.
"Why what's going on?" I ask as I put my arms around her waist to try to comfort her.
"I've just been at the police station" Brittany states.
"I beg your pardon" I say shocked. What on earth would she be doing at the police station in the middle of the afternoon? I mean I did think it was weird that she wasn't home when I got in but I would never have guessed her to be there.
"Yep" she nods looking pissed off. "Your little crush decided to call the cops on me so they turned up and took me in for questioning."
"Hold up, do you mean Christina?" I ask. She's not my crush because I'm not the one crushing on her, it's apparently the other way around.
"Yeah" Brittany nods.
"Why would she call the cops on you?" I ask.
"Because I slapped her across the face this morning" Brittany replies.
"How did that happen?" I ask before changing my question. "I mean how did you get the opportunity to hit her, did she come here trying to cause trouble?"
"No I went to see her and just kind of find out more about what's going on. I mean you're a very attractive person Santana so I know people are going to find you hot but I wanted to find out if she had a motive. I mean how do I know if she is going to act on the feelings without talking to her. Anyway I talked to her and she kept saying all this stuff that riled me up so before I knew it, my hand was on her face and I had slapped her" Brittany sighs.
"After everything we're doing for her son, how can she call the police on you?" I say shaking my head. She must know she was annoying Brittany so she must have seen the slap coming. I mean I don't like violence but I wouldn't hold back either if someone was messing with my marriage.
"They didn't say it was actually her that called them but who else would it be?" Brittany states.
"So what happens now?" I ask.
"It wasn't like I was arrested or anything, they just wanted to ask me a few questions about what we were arguing about. I guess if Christina does take things further then I could be charged with assault or something" she sighs.
"It was one slap, surely not" I say shaking my head.
"I don't like this Santana" she says while leaning her head against my shoulder.
"I'm going to talk to her and see what she says. Maybe I can get her to not take things further. Surely she owes us this since we've been taking care of her son for the last few months" I say.
"I'm sorry" Brittany apologises.
"You have nothing to apologise for, this is not your fault" I say while hugging her tighter.